Geographic Accessibility and Utilization of Orthodontic Services among Medicaid Children and Adolescents

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Reports the rates of Iowa children and adolescents receiving Medicaid-funded orthodontia services. Identifies geographic barriers to care and factors associated with utilization. Figure 1 illustrates the orthodontic dental service areas (DSAs) and Table 3 provides descriptive characteristics of orthodontic DSAs.

Susan C. McKernan, Raymond A. Kuthy, Elizabeth T. Momany, et al.

Journal of Public Health Dentistry, 73(1), 56-64

2013

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Access · Children and youth · Medicaid · Oral health · Rural-urban differences · Statistics and data · Iowa